Kade's 1st Smiles

K, obviously he isn't smiling in this picture but he slept the whole time with his arm up in the air, so funny Kaden started really smiling on April 2nd but it took me a couple of weeks to get a picture of it because he wouldn't do it when I had the camera. I had to wait till Chyler was home to take them while I talked to him. This is the preamble to the smiling but I love it.

And of course with the kissing

Carson's Bedtime Routine

Carson has come a long way in his bedtime routine. Since he was born he would fall asleep with us, first while he was nursing, then just while we were watching TV or whatever, then we would put him in bed. But while I was pregnant he just got out of control and would start staying up so late that we had to put a stop to it. When we got the toddler bed, he loved it and when I would say, "let's brush teeth," he would jump up and run to the bathroom then run to his bed. But after reading books and saying prayers, we would have to stay in there till he would fall asleep which would sometimes take up to an hour. After some time we started sitting in the hall where he could see us, till finally we would be able to just put him in bed and leave the room. It took a few months and we still have some rough nights (which I doubt will stop) but he has come so far. But now that he can go to bed on his own I totally miss spending that time with him. After we finish reading books and say prayers, he will tap the pillow next to him till we lay down. Then I will sing him some songs, he always asks for Twinkle Star first then Child of God. Sometimes he sings with me, he tries really hard to follow along. It is so sweet cause he will randomly lean over and give me kisses or he will jabber on and on about who knows what and it is so precious. I think we both need that one on one time to bond still.

Before we got the toddler bed Most nights Chyler and I will take turns putting him to bed but when Chyler is working late, I have to do it with both boys. They both love those nights and this time Kade went to sleep instead of Carson. Every time Kade is sleeping, Carson will whisper, "shh, sleeping." I've tried getting video of it but it isn't very clear.

Carson and I were playing with the camera instead of reading books

Easter

Since Easter was on Conference weekend, we had to dress the boys up the week before so this is a week long post. I do love that I can match them and they look so handsome.

Such a little stud Yes, Chyler gave Carson a BBQ potato chip when I was trying to take pictures

Sorry, I can't resist putting in pictures of sleeping babies

On Friday I hosted an Easter Egg Hunt for our play group, we had a great turn out and it was tons of fun

All 3 moms were trying to get the kids to look at us but to no avail, I guess you can't interrupt a kid and his candy

Kade wasn't a big fan of being outside in the sun

While everyone else was checking out their eggs, Carson was still making the rounds looking for more, I love the determined look on his face

On Saturday, our community hosted a big Easter event across the street. I tried to get up early enough for the toddler egg hunt but we didn't make it in time. Why do they always have to assume all kids get up early cause mine sure doesn't

This is just Carson playing but he looks so cute and so dang old, notice I am finally able to do something to his hair. I can't do much besides putting a little palm ade in it to give it some texture I keep cutting it short to keep it looking thicker

On Sunday, Jason's family came over for dinner and then we went across to the park to launch rockets. My nephews always bring fun toys over to use at the park

Savanah and Carson always play so well together. This is the first day I put him in shorts but it was still way cold because of the wind so his nose was running the whole time

Kaden is 1 Month

Carson LOVES his baby brother and kisses him all the time. Kade is a good sport about it but you can tell he doesn't like it when Carson gets up in his face all the time cause its a little overwhelming. These are some fun pictures I took one morning and I love how they turned out against the red sheets. I wanted to get one of Carson behind Kaden but he was too busy trying to be a puffin on Go Diego Go. It was really cute, I almost wasn't mad he wasn't cooperating. Kade's 1 month pictures Since I am the bulletin board specialist for church, I was taking pictures of the Relief Society Birthday party and so I grabbed one of me and Kade Carson always wears our shoes all over the house, this is him wearing my slippers and reading his book, I can't believe how old he is getting C always climbs up next to me in bed and puts the burp cloth across his chest and puts his arms out and says "hold?" Ususally Kade is sleeping so I don't want to wake him, but it is so cute, I can't tell him no. This time he held Kade for a while, patting his back the whole time.

C loves to sing and he does it all the time. If is so funny because he doesn't say all the words but he trys his hardest. One day we were driving somewhere and Chyler and I were talking up front, soon we realized that Carson was shushing us so he could sign along to the music. He got this little truck at his cousin's birthday party and he carries it all over the house singing, I have tried so many times to get it on camera but he always stops singing so this is all I got. He still climbs in the swings all the time and still loves being without clothing, I promise I do get him dressed!!

Special Weekend

My sister Jodi and her husband Patrick received their endowments and were sealed together and to Presley in March.  It was so amazing to have my parents and all 8 kids together in the temple.  And Presley looked so adorable in her white dress.

Since everyone would be here, we decided to bless Kaden too. 

Our first non-hospital family picture.  After a whole weekend of running around with his cousins and very little sleep, Carson would not sit still so this is the best we could do.  I love my boys.

Look-a-likes

Carson loves helping out especially when I bathe him, if I don't give him his own wash cloth he will get a dirty one out and try to wash him.

Carson

Kaden

I pulled up Carson's baby pictures one night so I could see how much they look a like and Chyler kept guessing wrong.  I love how they have the same expression in their bath pictures with their fat cheeks.

Carson

Kaden

Carson's head was more round and he has a smaller mouth than Kade but you can definitely tell they are brothers

Carson

Kade

Carson

Kade

This winter was a lot warmer than when Carson was born so I didn't stress as much about Kade being cold.  And it's a good thing because Kade does not like to be swaddled, he always wants his hands free so if I do swaddle him, I have to do it with his elbows bent so his hands are by his face. 

First Weeks at Home

Since we came home in the midnight, Carson was already in bed.  But we must have woken him up because while I was sitting on my bed feeding Kade, Carson came waddling in and he was standing on the bed rail before he realized that I had the baby in my arms and he just looked down and got the saddest look on his face.  As if to say, "mom, you weren't supposed to bring him home."  He climbed into bed with us and just watched us, then he got off the bed to grab his monkey and got back in.  Then I put the baby in his bed while I got up to get ready for bed but I kept watching him from the bathroom.  First he got the bobby and put his monkey on it and then he got up to look at Kade and then he gave the monkey to the baby.  It was so sweet and I was so happy that he took to Kade so quickly.

The next morning Carson got to hold his baby brother for the first time

This is Kade sleeping, he always holds his hands in distinctive positions like this, I think it is so funny

Again with the hands

Britney and Kaden

My sweet baby boy

I made Carson's two year doctor appointment at his 18 month and so I just made an appointment for the baby too since I was sure he would come a couple weeks before Carson's birthday.  But he didn't come then, so he was only 3 or 4 days old when we went in for his check-up and circumcision. Luckily my mom was still here to go in with Kade during the procedure.  But Carson happen to need the 2nd part of his flu shot and let me tell you, he was way worse the Kade.  With babies, they have no idea what is going on but with a 2 year old, they know that they shouldn't be hurting like that.  It was so sad.  This is on the way home after he fell asleep with his dumdum.

More brother time

 Kaden's 1 week picture on my Grandma's chair

Carson always wants to hold him but here he is studying his umbilical cord

So ever since the first night, Carson has been treating Abu like his baby.  He steals the binkies to give to him and this night he was trying to wrap him up with the baby bath towel so I offered to help out. Notice how Carson always takes the cushion of the chair, then he uses it as a trampoline.

My little boys in their bouncies, this is one of the few times I have put Kade in the blue bouncie because Carson does not like to share it.

I switched them since it is easier for Carson to sit in the blue one but he wouldn't stop kissing Kade long enough for me to take a picture.

Carson being silly with his hat, he put it on like this and wore it around for a while